Students sailing Hudson

This is a great annual tradition and a tradition unique to this area. Middle school students sail up the Hudson on a replica of the Half Moon, Henry Hudson’s ship. Students complete independent research projects and study ecological conditions, river currents, weather, and geography. In the age of iPods and xBox, it is refreshing that children still get to travel outside their classroom on such a worthwhile journey.

Students from the Albany, Rensselaer and Schenectady school districts are among the crew, which also includes Dutch students.

Here’s a description of their work:

“From Living aboard ship in the same manner as Hudson’s original crew, these students will learn to overcome language and cultural differences, just as did Hudson’s crew in 1609. In addition, they will handle all aspects of operating the Half Moon, steering, climbing the rig to set sails, standing nightly anchor watches – and at the same time pursue a rigorous academic program that combines math and science with history and geography.”

Scott Waldman

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The website to check out the journey is http://www.halfmoonreplica.org.
I’ve had 2 children take the journey and it has been a memorable, amazing experience. I hope any students who get this once in a lifetime opportunity take it.